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Model, Product

Object Name:
Model, Product
Object ID:
1978.011.06
Creator:
Wellington, AmosInventor
Place of Origin:
Lebanon, NH
Date:
1881
Description:
Patent model for vegetable cutter. Patented by Amos Wellington, Lebanon, NH, 1881. Tin-plated sheet iron. Conical body with wide flared rim. Rotating conical cutter inside, with gear on top. Band soldered across top, with shaft that is apparently missing handle. Band across bottom that can be swung open for removing cutter. Came with attached paper tag: "No. 240,348 1881. / A.H. Wellington / Vegetable Cutter / Patented Apr 19 / 1881.", now kept in accession folder.
Material:
Metal
Tin
Dimensions:
H-6 Dia-11 inches
Provenance:
From Mr. and Mrs. O. Rundle Gilbert's collection of U.S. patent models.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Vegetables
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